Bulgaria men's national under-21 volleyball team
# Bulgaria men's national under-21 volleyball team

The Bulgaria men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Bulgaria in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21 and it is ruled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.

## Results

### FIVB U21 World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 1981 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 1985 | | 5th place | | | | | | |
| 1987 | | 5th place | | | | | | |
| 1989 | | 4th place | | | | | | |
| 1991 | | Champions | | | | | | |
| 1993 | | 9th place | | | | | | |
| 1995 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 1997 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 1999 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2001 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2003 | | Third place | | | | | | |
| 2005 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2007 | | 6th place | | | | | | |
| 2009 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2011 | | 13th place | | | | | | |
| 2013 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2015 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2017 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2019 | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify | Didn't qualify |
| 2021 | | 6th place | | | | | | |
| 2023 | | Third place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 10/22 | | | | | | |

## Team

### Current squad

The following players are the Bulgarian players that have competed in the 2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship

| name | position | height | weight | birthday | spike | block |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| asparuhov asparuh | outside-spiker | 200 | 87 | 2000 | 345 | 325 |
| blaginov valentin | middle-blocker | 200 | 88 | 2000 | 326 | 305 |
| dimitrov dimitar | opposite | 202 | 87 | 2000 | 335 | 330 |
| dimitrov hristiyan | opposite | 200 | 82 | 1999 | 347 | 325 |
| dimitrov stoyan | middle-blocker | 201 | 91 | 1999 | 345 | 320 |
| dimov dimo | setter | 195 | 84 | 1999 | 335 | 320 |
| dobrev simeon | libero | 175 | 65 | 2001 | 305 | 295 |
| georgiev valeri | libero | 185 | 65 | 2000 | 315 | 295 |
| ivanov svetoslav | outside-spiker | 194 | 76 | 2000 | 330 | 320 |
| karyagin denis | opposite | 202 | 84 | 2002 | 325 | 305 |
| krastev deivid | opposite | 198 | 78 | 1999 | 335 | 320 |
| marinov georgi | setter | 180 | 73 | 2000 | 310 | 280 |
| minkov daniel | setter | 193 | 80 | 1999 | 320 | 305 |
| nechev konstantin | setter | 194 | 81 | 1999 | 335 | 325 |
| nikolov aleks | middle-blocker | 195 | 85 | 1999 | 348 | 330 |
| pankov ivan | opposite | 196 | 85 | 2000 | 330 | 320 |
| petrov georgi | outside-spiker | 196 | 85 | 1999 | 330 | 320 |
| petrov petar | outside-spiker | 191 | 67 | 2001 | 330 | 306 |
| slavchov alberto | middle-blocker | 200 | 89 | 1999 | 340 | 325 |
| smatrakalev radoslav | middle-blocker | 201 | 85 | 1999 | 330 | 320 |
| stoichkov ivan | outside-spiker | 196 | 81 | 1999 | 335 | 318 |
| stoyanov mario | libero | 184 | 74 | 1999 | 315 | 300 |
| telkiyski lyuboslav | setter | 197 | 73 | 2001 | 320 | 311 |
| topuzliev simeon | outside-spiker | 192 | 77 | 2000 | 330 | 310 |
| uzunov stefan | setter | 185 | 82 | 2000 | 320 | 315 |
| valchinov samuil | outside-spiker | 194 | 77 | 2001 | 324 | 306 |
| vasilev dobrin | opposite | 198 | 81 | 1999 | 335 | 325 |
| yordanov teodor | middle-blocker | 197 | 69 | 2002 | 325 | 305 |
| zahariev nikolay | middle-blocker | 203 | 75 | 2001 | 335 | 315 |
